THERE was drama in the National Assembly on Tuesday when Second Deputy Speaker Moses Moyo had a tough time maintaining order after Mbambala UPND member of Parliament Joseph Musanje referred to his Mpika PF counterpart Francis Kapyanga as “Mr Cockroach”. And the House shot down a proposal to amend the National Prosecution Authority amendment Bill in order to eliminate the clause which provides for the appointment of a board chairperson for the authority. During business, Moyo struggled to maintain order because Patriotic Front MPs got incensed when Musanje made the cockroach remarks. They repeatedly stood up in protest. Moyo then guided Musanje to withdraw the remark. Before withdrawing his remark, however, Musanje justified himself by saying that Kapyanga had used...

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